On April 10, 2024, the Badminton Asian Championships continued, and there was good news from the national feathers, men's doubles Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi narrowly defeated the Indian pair Arjun/Kapila 2-1, and all three games reached key points, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi withstood the pressure and avoided the first round exit.
As we all know, the last Olympic Games did not get the full quota of the national feathers, the men's doubles only had a pair of combinations, and now the situation is also very difficult, whether Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi can go to Paris, all rely on themselves to strive for the top eight points, the number one competitor is the Indonesian combination Fikri / Maulana, now Fikri / Maulana a round of tours, Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi advanced to the round of 16, which is very beneficial to the national feather.
Just some time ago, Fikri/Maulana lost 0-2 to Ryan/Wendy and won the runner-up of the Swiss Open, which led to poor luck in the Asian Championships, and met a stronger opponent when they came up, although the Thai combination Supak / Gidtinupong was not ranked, but this season's results are very good, and they can fully wrestle with the first-class men's doubles, Fikri/Maulana won the first game, and Supak/Gidtinupong won two games in a row.
At first, Fikri/Maulana had a good momentum and took the lead 21-15, but the form of the two could not continue, Supak/Gidtinupong accelerated and sealed the victory 21-16, 21-17, Fikri/Maulana lost 1-2 to Supak/Gidtinupong, this performance was obviously not as expected, you must know that Fikri/Maulana is running for Olympic qualification, and the loss to the Thai team is still a bit of a surprise.
Later in the game, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi also encountered difficulties, and even almost went out in the first round, facing the Indian No. 2 combination Arjun/Kapila, winning can be described as thrilling, three games to the last 2 points, the intensity of which is self-evident, in the first game Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi seized the opportunity, 23-21 to take the lead, in the second game Arjun/Kapila was not to be outdone, 21-19 equalizer.
In the deciding game, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi led 11-3 and suddenly dropped the line, and was chased by the opponent continuously, but fortunately, there was no problem at the critical moment, and ended the game 26-24, and finally narrowly defeated Arjun/Kapila 2-1, so that the fans of the national feather pinched a sweat for the two, and then against the Korean combination Wang Can / Kim Rongyi, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi As long as they do their best and maintain this rhythm, it should not be a problem to qualify for the Olympics.
Not only Fikri/Maulana, but also the women's doubles Japanese pair Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota, who lost 20-22, 18-21 to South Korea's Lee Youlin/Shin Seung-chan, and missed the Paris Olympics after the first round.